ANTIQUE ETCHED SCRIMSHAW WHALE'S TOOTHAntique"The Whaler Kulusoff" Etched Scrimshaw Whale's Tooth. Detailed sailboat scene covering the surface. Measures 5-5/8" x 2-3/4" x 1-5/8". Please note; this lot contains material...
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(2) SCRIMSHAW POWDER HORNS IDENTIFIEDMAINE CARVER(lot of 2) Identified scrimshaw powder horns, 19th c., each covered with extensive geometric patterns: (1) carved with the names: "Caleb Hobart: Age: 73" and dates...
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BOOK: E. NORMAN FLAYDERMAN'S "SCRIMSHAWAND SCRIMSHANDE...Book: E. Norman Flayderman's "Scrimshaw and Scrimshanders - Whales and Whalemen" , second printing April 1973, with dust cover
10 ½ in. x 8 ½ in. x 1 in....
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ANTIQUE WHALE IVORY SCRIMSHAW COVEREDBOX, CIRCA 1860SAntique Whale Ivory Scrimshaw Covered Box, circa 1860s , cylindrical form with removable cover secured with interior thread, scrimshawed throughout with circular...
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20TH C. INUIT SCRIMSHAWED WALRUS TUSKCRIBBAGE BOARDNative American, Northwestern United States, Alaska, Inuit or Inupiaq, ca. early to mid-20th century CE. A striking walrus ivory tusk, hand carved into a cribbage...
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(35) REFERENCE BOOKS: AMERICANA, METALS,WEAPONS(lot of 35) Collection of reference books on Americana, silver, metal, and various weapons, comprising: (1) "Old English Plate," Wilfred Joseph Cripps, Spring Books,...
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NANTUCKET BASKET PURSE BY DONNA CIFRANICNANTUCKET, 1993 HEIGHT 10.5". LENGTH 11"., Nantucket, 1993, Tall oval, with a long braided leather strap. Cover with a scrimshaw-style engraved plaque depicting Nantucket...
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POLYCHROME SCRIMSHAW WALRUS TUSK WITHPORTRAITS OF WOMEN 19TH CENTURY LENGTH 21.5". PORTRAITS OF WOMEN, 19th Century, Tusk nearly entirely covered with portraits separated by flowering vines and floral urns,...
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POLYCHROME SCRIMSHAW WHALE'S TOOTH BYEDWARD BURDETT CIRCA 1830-1833 LENGTH 6.25". INCLUDES STAND. EDWARD BURDETT, Circa 1830-1833, Signed on edge "Engraved. By. Edward Burdett.". Obverse titled "Wm. Tell. of....
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POLYCHROME SCRIMSHAW WHALE'S TOOTH SIGNED"J. SILVA" 19TH CENTURY LENGTH 4.5". "J. SILVA", 19th Century, Two ship portraits, two five-pointed stars, vine tendrils and a spouting sperm whale cover nearly the entire...
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WHALING MASTER SPENCER PRATT COLLECTIONMID-19TH CENTURY, Mid-19th Century, Includes a scrimshaw inlaid mahogany trinket box, photographs, a logbook, a brass speaking horn and two Asian reverse paintings on glass....
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SCRIMSHAW WHALE'S TOOTH WITH FIGURALPORTRAITS OF "EDWIN" AND "MARIA" CIRCA 1830-1840 LENGTH 6.25". PORTRAITS OF "EDWIN" AND "MARIA", Circa 1830-1840, An interior scene of a handsome young man and a beautiful...
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SCRIMSHAW WHALE'S TOOTH WITH FIGURALPORTRAITS CIRCA 1830-1840 LENGTH 6". WITH WOOD STAND. HEIGHT ON STAND 6.75". PORTRAITS, Circa 1830-1840, Obverse with portrait of a dapper young man, titled "Henry", seated...
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PINPOINT SCRIMSHAW WHALE'S TOOTH WITHFULL-LENGTH FIGURAL PORTRAITS MID-19TH CENTURY LENGTH 5.25". FULL-LENGTH FIGURAL PORTRAITS, Mid-19th Century, Obverse depicts a man wearing a hat and jacket. Reverse depicts...
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SCRIMSHAW WALRUS TUSK 19TH CENTURY LENGTH21".SCRIMSHAW WALRUS TUSK, 19th Century, Petrified condition. Accompanying old label indicates it was found in the Alaskan Tundra by a bush pilot. Nearly entirely covered...
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SCRIMSHAW WHALE'S TOOTH WITH SHIP PORTRAITSMID-19TH CENTURY LENGTH 4.5"., Mid-19th Century, Three different ship portraits, as well as views of a fancy building within a landscape and a potted leafy plant, cover...
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SCRIMSHAW WHALE'S TOOTH WITH WHALINGSCENE MID-19TH CENTURY LENGTH 6.25". SCENE, Mid-19th Century, Depicts a British-flagged whaleship under sail and four whaleboats in pursuit of a pod of five whales, one...
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* BOOK "SCRIMSHAW AND SCRIMSHANDERSWHALES AND WHALEMAN" WHALES AND WHALEMAN", By E. Norman Flayderman. Limited edition copy, numbered 89 of 150. Inscribed and signed by Flayderman. Inscribed whalebone plaque...
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POLYCHROME SCRIMSHAW WHALE'S TOOTH ATTRIBUTEDTO MOSES DENNING, KNOWN AS "THE STARK TOOTH" FIRST HALF OF THE 19TH CENTURY LENGTH 8". INCLUDES STAND. TO MOSES DENNING, KNOWN AS "THE STARK TOOTH", First Half of the 19th...
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SCRIMSHAW WHALEBONE BUSK 19TH CENTURYLENGTH 13.5".SCRIMSHAW WHALEBONE BUSK, 19th Century, Obverse with six vignettes: Two hex signs, a weeping willow, two trees with potted plants, and a spread-wing eagle with...
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REGENCY PARTIAL BLACK SCRIMSHAW SEWINGBOX EARLY 19TH CENTURYRegency Partial Black Scrimshaw Sewing Box, Early 19th Century Sarcophagus form with a hinged top with interior hinged door compartment, opening to...
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SCRIMSHAW POWDER HORN, AMERICAN, 1810,COW HORN INSCRIBED WITH AMERICAN EAGLE OVER MONOGRAM "G. A. M" OVER INSCRIPTION "MISSISSIPPI,...Scrimshaw powder horn, American, 1810, cow horn inscribed with American eagle...
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SCRIMSHAW TOOTH AND SIMILARLY STYLEDCOVERED BOX, TWO PIECES: TOOTH WITH LARGE THREE MAST SHIP, CHIPPED END, CHECKING, 3 1/4" L.; AN...Scrimshaw tooth and similarly styled covered box, two pieces: tooth with...
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SCRIMSHAW BOX WITH COMPASS DECORATION,LATE 19TH/ EARLY 20TH C., INLAID BRICK DESIGN THROUGHOUT WITH COMPASS TO COVER AND SCROLLING...Scrimshaw box with compass decoration, late 19th/ early 20th C., inlaid brick...
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SCRIMSHAW WHALEBONE BUSK 19TH CENTURYLENGTH 14.5".SCRIMSHAW WHALEBONE BUSK, 19th Century, Several unusual vignettes cover nearly the entire length, separated and surrounded by line, pique and sawtooth borders,...
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SCRIMSHAW DITTY BOX. 19TH CENTURY. ASAILOR MADEoval whalebone ditty box with a wooden cover and base. Scrimshaw engraving of a sperm whale on the cover and on the side. A plaque engraved R. V. C. Another plaque...
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POLYCHROME SCRIMSHAW WHALEBONE BUSK19TH CENTURY LENGTH 14.25”., 19th Century, Abundantly covered with hex, geometric and foliate designs augmented by multicolored pinpoints. Marked on back "Amanda G. Taber"....
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SCRIMSHAW WHALEBONE BOXED DOMINO SETLATE 19TH CENTURY BOX HEIGHT 2". LENGTH 7.5". WIDTH 2.125"., Late 19th Century, Box cover depicts a Victorian lady on the exterior and a nude lady on the interior. Exterior...
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TWO POLYCHROME SCRIMSHAW WALRUS TUSKS19TH CENTURY, 19th Century, 1) Fine and beautifully detailed work depicting a bird perched on a flowering tree branch and flowering tendrils surrounding a young woman with...
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MINIATURE POLYCHROME SCRIMSHAW WHALEIVORY BOOK HOLDER 19TH CENTURY LENGTH 2.25". WIDTH 1.5". DEPTH 1.25". IVORY BOOK HOLDER, 19th Century, One-piece construction, scrimshawed to resemble the covers and spine...
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FOUR PORTABLE BONE SUNDIAL COMPASSESIncluding two in dyptich form, the smaller 19th century or earlier, the verso engraved with major cities and their latitudes (1 1/2 x 2 1/4 in.) (some hairlines, detached),...
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Antique Alaskan Scrimshawed CoveredWalrus Box- 4''...
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A Scrimshaw Tooth with Depiction ofFemale Pirate Fanny Campbell and a Patriotic Device
Third Quarter 19th Century
depicting the fictional female pirate standing on acanthus leaves, also illustrated as part...
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Three scrimshaw whale's teeth: one withboy running and waving with "1863" below, verso with sailor pointing to his left on flagged mast, 6-3/4 in.; two with similar decoration, lady holding handkerchief, one polychromed...
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Chinese carved ivory box, Continentalivory stamp box, and a Continental ivory notebook, late 19th/early 20th century 1) Chinese box - each side with carved village scene, contains large assortment of letters,...
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IVORY CARVED CHINESE COVERED JAR havingside panels of dragon in deep relief. Gargoyles with open mouths form the side handles having fitted cover with foo dog finial raised on tri-feet. Height 10'' width 7''. Reign...
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